Jackson Boulevard Bridge

Jackson Boulevard Bridge
Jackson Boulevard Bridge
	The bridge in 2023
Coordinates	41°52′41″N 87°38′16″W / 41.87807°N 87.63770°W
Carries	Pedestrians, bicycles, motor vehicles
Crosses	South Branch of the Chicago River
Locale	Chicago Loop
Named for	Andrew Jackson, after the street on which it resides
Owner	City of Chicago
Maintained by	Chicago Department of Transportation
NBI number	16602627329
Preceded by	Adams Street Bridge
Followed by	Van Buren Street Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Double-leaf bascule bridge
Material	Steel
Total length	273 feet (83 m)
Width	64 feet (20 m)
Longest span	202 feet (62 m)
No. of spans	1 main & 3 approach
Clearance below	15.74 feet (4.80 m)
No. of lanes	3 (one-way eastbound)
History
Engineering design by	Strauss Bascule Bridge Company
Constructed by	Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (substructure); Strobel Steel Construction Company (superstructure);
Construction end	1915
Construction cost	$400,600
Opened	29 January 1916
Rebuilt	1993
Replaces	1888 swing bridge
Statistics
Daily traffic	6900 vehicles per day (2014); 22,280 pedestrians per day (1999);
Location
	Interactive map of Jackson Boulevard Bridge
References
	historicbridges.org

The Jackson Boulevard Bridge is a Pratt deck truss, fixed-trunnion, bascule bridge that spans the Chicago River at Jackson Boulevard in downtown Chicago. It was built in 1915 and is 273 feet in length.

References

↑ "Chicago Street Names". Chicagology. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
1 2 "W. Jackson Boulevard". Chicago Loop Bridges. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
↑ "Getting Around Illinois". Illinois Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
1 2 3 Holth, Nathan. "Jackson Boulevard Bridge". historicbridges.org. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
↑ McBriarty, Patrick T. (October 1, 2013). Chicago River Bridges. University of Illinois Press. p. 160. ISBN 9780252097256. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2015.